The Simple Woman's Daybook . . .

 

FOR TODAY, April 14, 2020

Outside my window ...

Birds are singing. Its dry but cool. The sun is up.  The Starlings are wolf-whistling. The gulls are squawking.  Sounds pretty normal to me. Oh, I just heard a robin, sooooo beautiful! 

I am thinking ... 

I try not to overly think things these days. I am lucky if I can remember what day of the week it is! 2020, the year that time forgot. 

I am thankful for ... 

All of our NHS, Caregivers and volunteers who are working to hard to care for the people in this country who are sick and in need. To date we have had 11,329 deaths. I feel a bit like a deer with a target on it's back.

In the kitchen ...   

   

Quick & Easy No Yeast Dinner Rolls.  The recipe goes together in a flash, makes only 4 rolls, uses only 1 cup of flour and contains no yeast.  They are delicious too!

 

On my "To Cook" list ...  

   

Plain Chicken. Smothered Chicken and Rice.  Looks and sounds yummy.

Good to know ...  

   

I am creating ...  

  

Domestic Heights.  Free templates and tutorial for making flowers. 

   

Hello Wonderful.  Festive paper bird houses.  

   

Tidbits. How to make botanical woodslices.   

  

Atkinson Designs.  Pockets to go pattern.  

  

Crafty For Home.  Self binding cloth napkin.  

I am reading ... 

  

Becoming Mrs Lewis, by Patti Callahan

A heart-rending historical romance, and a glimpse into the life of a writer Poet, atheist and communist, New Yorker Joy Gresham is an unconventional woman – and an unlikely partner for an English academic and theologian. And when she starts a correspondence with Narnia author C. S. Lewis, she isn't looking for love. Her own marriage crumbling, she seeks refuge in her work, and guidance from a writer she admires. But in Joy's letters Lewis discovers a kindred spirit, and an intellect to equal his own. Bonding over a shared love of literature and ideas, a deep connection is forged between the two. Embarking on the adventure of a lifetime, Joy travels from America to England and back again. Facing heartbreak and poverty, discovering friendship and faith, against all the odds, the couple struggle to secure a love that will endure forever.

Joy Gresham was an American, married with two young sons in 1950, when she entered into a correspondence with C.S. Lewis, the already very well known author, scholar and theologian. In doing so she embarked upon a course of action that would change her whole life. In the exchange of letters she discovered a man who would make her feel a way that her alcoholic, cruel husband could never do.

Dreaming about ... 

 

Geese in the garden  . . . 

  

Anklets with ruffles  . . . 

 

Pillows with pom poms  . . . 

  

Simplicity  . . . . 

 

Colour  . . . 

Makes me smile ... 

  

Viola on my window sil  . . . I love their little faces  . . . 

Something to watch ... 

 

The Nest on BBC 1.  Gripping  . . . 

A thought to carry with you ...  

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 *The secret of change is to 

focus your energy not 

on fighting the old, 

but on building the new.

~Socrates   •。★★ 。* 。 

Corners of my kingdom ... 

 

Mere Bluebell Woods, near Newport. Stafford, in Staffordshire.  

And that's my daybook for this week!



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⋯ ◯ ⋯ Take time to enjoy the small *´¯`.¸¸.☆
  ⋰ ⋮ ⋱ blessings in life.*´¯`.¸¸.☆ 



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Have a beautiful day!  ♥♥JUST STAY HOME ♥♥   Don't forget!   

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And I do too!